T-head shore hanger



Sept. 30, 1941- R. A. SCHNEIDER T-HEAD SHORE HANGER Filed July is, .1940

- NVENTOR. A. .Scjreez'd p Z) H5 ATTO annexed drawing, in which:

Patented Sept. 30, 1941 UNITED ES l -PATEN T ()IF F il'C 'E 'l HEAD'sHoRiE HANGER Ray-A. Schneider, Oak Park, Ill. *Applicati'on J-u1y"15,1940, Serial No. 345,506

I 8 Claims.

'This invention has as its'principal obj'ect'the provision of'animprove'd T-head shorehanger such as used in'the building andconstruction arts for attaching shores to forms while adjustment is madeat'the base'of the shore.

The improved T-hea'd' shorehanger'is in the form of a metal plate havingoppo'siteliollow arms and depending flanges in "juxtaposition to fitonto the head of the shore'and further'provided with spaced slots forengaging the hanger with'hanger bolts or nails in the forms, the hangerhaving other formations for receiving wedges by means of whichcertain;parts of the form may be firmly secured in position at points adjoiningthe T head.

Viewed from another aspect, it is an object of the invention to providean'iinproved T-head shore hanger consisting of a'metalplate bent backupon itself to provide'fiatsleevesof rectangular cross section'withopposite depending flanges to engage the shore head andcertain openingsaligned in'the top and bottom'faces of the plate to receive wedges,together with formations for engagingthehead with hanger bolts or thelike on'theformto maintain the shore in position untiliadjustment canbe-made at the base.

Other objects, advantages and novel aspects of the invention reside incertain 'details of construction as well as'the cooperative relationshipof the component'parts of the illustrative embodiment describedhereinafter --in view of the Fig. 1 is a planview of the stamped platefrom which the hanger is'formed;

Fig.- 2 is a perspective of the shore-hanger in exploded'relation to theshore and form;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged 'verticaltransverse section through the hangeralong lines 33 -of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionthrough the hanger in operative positiondrawn to enlarged scale;

Fig.6 is a vertical cross section of-the-hanger as seen from line5-5in'Fig. 4;

"consistsof a metal plate turned back uponitself to providesubstantiallyfiat opposite sleeves -I having'atop face I I and albottomfaces IZ-with "oppositevertical side walls l3-from=each ofwhich dependsa' fiangel4 adapted tofit over the head block on a Shore [6 which ismoved into sup- 'to the latter by welding or the like as at 34.reinforcing beams 30 are so disposed that the porting position beneaththe bottom-of "a form to receive cement or the like-l8 in the formation,for example, of'a beam or-a combination beam and floor slab.

The customary'practice inthe'building arts -is to attach the'headblocklB by-'means'ofstraps 15a to the tops of a-pair'ofshore timbers [6,the

'T-head hanger being'fi'ttedpntotheblock "as aforesaid andheld'in'positionby means of a wedge peg I9 (Fig. 4' also) which isdriven through the flange openings beneath a block ZIat the top of theshore.

When the hanger is thus in position, it" ishung from the beam 22 of theform by'means of headed hanging elements, such as nails, 23 ('Fig.""4=also), the heads '24 of which are adapted tobe fitted intotheenlarged'edgewise openings25 in apair of transverse slots'26 formedin'the' top 20 is suspended from the bottom'of'theform I1 untilthebottom (not-shown) of the shore'may be jacked up to take part of thelead.

.A feature of the improved hanger structure resides in the provision ofreinforcing means in the nature of T beams (Fig. 4),'the cross web 3l ofwhich is fittedagainst the underside of the top H of thehanger andsecured thereto of the bottom plate I2 of the hanger and secured Thecross webs 3| thereof-will "support a maximum portion of the load in theregion "where-there would be the greatest" weakness to 'a" bendingmo-'ment, that is'to say, at the'point where the mounting flanges H areformed on the plate, this bending moment being further'suppresse'd bythe disposition of the main web portions'33and their attachment 3 34with the bottom faces "of the hanger.

-A further feature of the 'invention'relatesto the provision of wedgereceivingformations in the nature of aseries ofholes-36' (Fig. 1) in thetop plate II and correspondinghol'es 36 inthe tomove in a horizontaldirection as a result of driving the same into any givenset of pairedholes in the upper and lower plate portions, as

illustrated in Fig. 4, for example.

Once the pegs 31 are in position, they may be smuredagainst accidentaldislodgement'in the manner illustrated in Fig. 6- where there is shown acast iron peg. 31a. provided with a transverse hole 31b in which aretaining pin, such as, a nail,

40 may be disposed. If the pegs are made of wood, the retaining nail maybe driven therethrough, or the holes 311) may be preformed therein.

Relative offsetting of the companion openings for the pegs isaccomplished by having one of the openings mm (Fig. 3) of lesserwidththan the companion opening 2!], as illustrated in the vertical sectiontaken through the attaching flanges, which are intended to be secured onthe head block I5 by the peg l9 (Figs. 1 and 4:). ihe same principleis-applied to the openings 36 and 36, as shown in the plan view of thestamping 'of Fig. 1 representing the condition of the plate be fore itis formed up into the completedhanger shown in Fig. 2!.

r In the formation of the bottom Wall I2 the two edges l2 are spotwelded at intervals and vinv the presentfembodiment there is a rib l2pro 'vided by the joining edges, which rib 42 constitutes a reinforcingfor the sleeve IE and is ,welded to the web 33 of the T 38 :as beforestated.

The various advantages and objects of the in- .vention may beaccomplished by modifications of .the particular embodiment specificallydescribed herein, and it is intended that the appended claims shallinclude all equivalent arrangements fairly coming within their call.

' Having thus'described my invention, what I .claim as new and' desireto protect by Letters' 'Patent is; i

l. .A -T-headshore hanger comp-rising a metal plate' having a pair ofoppositely positioned depending flanges' near its mid portion andportions on opposite sides of said mid portion bent to form sle'eves ofapproximately rectangular cross section, said sleeves providing upperand lower horizontal walls, said walls having a plurality of openingsformed therein with the openings of the upper wall aligned withcorresponcl- 7 ing openings. in the lower wall, said aligned openings,being adapted to receive holding pegs, said flanges being adapted toengage the head of a .shore', and means on said plate for engagementwith hanging means on a form. V

2. A T-head shore hanger having a fiat top plate with a pair of oppositeflanges depending from its mid portion and adapted to seat upon the headof a shore, said plate includingtubular portions adjoining its oppositeends and said "flanges, formations in said plate adapted to supfportablyengage a headed hanger member ona form from which" the shore is hung,said tubular portions being provided with a, plurality of openirigs inthe top and bottom portions thereof and adapted to receive holding pegs,and pegs for said openings and adapted to engage the side walls of theform to embrace the latter with re- Spect to said T-head shore hanger.

3. A shore hanger in the form of a plate having a pair of dependingflanges adapted to'seat upon the head of a shore, said plate havingportions adjoining said flanges and the opposite ends of the plateturned back upon itself to pro:

vide hollow reinforcing sleeve portions, means in the form of a T beamfitted transversely beneath said plate at the juncture between eachsleeve portion and the flanges with a cross web portion secured to theunderside of the plate and a main depending web portion rigidly attachedto the lower part of one of said sleeve portions, means near the midportion of said plate for engagement with a headed hanger member on aform.

4; A T-head shore hanger in the form of an elongated plate havingportionsadjoining its opposite ends turned back upon itself to providehollow reinforcing sleeves and intermediate portions between saidsleeves turned down to pro-- vide a pair of mounting flanges adapted toengage the head of a shore, a webbed reinforcing beam member fixedbeneath said plate in the.

region of the juncture of each of said sleeve pora to provide a shorehead embracing member and tions with said flanges, transverse slot'means near the mid portion of said plate for engagement with a headedhanger member on a form,

each of said sleeves being provided with a series of upper and lower.peg receiving openings adapted to receive wedge shaped pegs for camming action to hold form members in position.

' 5. Ashore hanger in'th'e form of a'metal plate having mid portionsonopposite sides offset to providea pair of seating flanges seating on ashore, said plate having portions on opposite sides of saidflangesformed into hollow reinforcing arms, a webbed reinforcing beamsecured to said plate in the region of the juncture of each of said armswith the portions of the plate from which the flanges project, saidhollow'arms having top and bottom portions in which are formed a seriesof peg receivingopenings, each top opening having a corresponding bottomopening into which a peg may be fitted, said botj tom openings being ofless width than the top openings whereby to exert a camming action on awedge-shaped 'peg inserted therein, said plate having a transverselyextending slot near the mid portion thereof, said slot having a widenedmouth opening into the juncture of said plate with an offset flangeportion whereby to receive the headed part of a shore hanger on a form,each of said flanges having a peg receiving opening, the peg receivingopening in' one flange being of less width than the other to'exert acam- 1 mmg action on a wedge-shaped peg securing the hanger on a shore.

6. A shere headin the form of an elongated plate having intermediateportions turned down to provide a shore headembracing member and 7. Ashore hanger in the form of an elongated plate having intermediateportions turned down having portions'adjoining its opposite ends turnedback upon itself to provide hollow reinforcing I sleeves, said lastnamed end portions being joined at a point centrally of the widthof thehollow sleeves to provide reinforcing ribs in the lower walls of thesleeves, a reinforcing member fixed beneath the plate in the region ofthe juncture of each of the sleeve portion with the head embracingmember, each reinforcing member having a depending web portionterminating adjacent the lower wall of each of the hollow sleeves andforming an abutment for the reinforcing ribs thereof, transverse slotmeans formed in the midportion of said plate for engagement with headedhanger members on a form.

8. A shore hanger in the form of an elongated plate having intermediateportions turned down to provide a shore head embracing member and havingportions adjoining its opposite ends turned back upon itself to providehollow reinforcing sleeves, said last named end portions being jointedat a point centrally of the width of the hollow sleeves to providereinforcing ribs in the lower Walls of the sleeves, a reinforcing memberfixed beneath the plate in the region of the juncture of each of thesleeve portions with the head embracing member, each reinforcing memberhaving a depending web portion terminating adjacent the lower Wall ofeach of the hollow sleeves and froming an abutment for the reinforcingribs thereof, transverse slot means formed in the midportion of saidplate for engagement with headed hanger members on a form, each of saidhollow sleeves having peg receiving openings formed. in its upper andlower horizontal walls, adapted to receive wedge-shaped pegs for cammingaction against ribbon strips embracing said form.

RAY A, SCHNEIDER.

